7:28 PM,
Apr. 11, 2013

The watchdog arm of Congress questioned estimates about how many people would flee in the event of an emergency at Indian Point.

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| A Journal News editorial

Skeptics have long scoffed at the evacuation plans for Indian Point, not necessarily based on any specific knowledge, just a good-faith belief that helplessly clogged roads - a mere flat tire will spoil an afternoon in some spots - would spell doom in a major calamity. They now have a measure of told-you-so from the Government Accountability Office, the watchdog arm of Congress. The GAO's findings should compel more inquiry by policymakers about how the more distant neighbors of nuclear plants will behave in an accident.